Double-body tearing-strip can



J. C. HOLLOWAY ET AL -DOUBLE BODY TEARING STRIP CAN Origina; Filed Feb. 19

Nov. 5, 1929.

Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH C. HOLLOWAY, OF NEW ORLEANS, AND HENRY A. SCHULZ, OF ALGIERS, LOUISI- ANA, ASSIGNORS TO AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORA- TION OF NEW YORK DOUBLE-BODY TEARING-STRIP CAN v Application filed February 19, 1923, Serial No. 619,808 Renewed January 31, 1929.

This invention has general reference to that type of container which is adapted to be opened by removal of a tearing strip beneath the top and in which the severed body portion-is usuable as a slip cover engageable upon an inner member extending above the position of the tearing strip, such a container being disclosed in our several co-pending applications, as, for example, Serial No. 525,599.

Our invention contemplates the provision of such a container by the use of a body wall of double thickness, the end being secured to the outer wall part only and the tearing strip being provided beneath said end so that a flanged slip cover is left upon removal of the strip and adapted to fit upon the upper end of the inner wall part.

It is also an object of our'invention to provide a relatively heavy container of this general character which will be suitable for the packaging of liquid, or the like, and which will prevent the spilling of the contents upon removal of the tearing strip.

Another purpose of the invention is the provision of a container of this character in which the body sheets are secured together by interfitting beads providing an outer channel and, in connection therewith, a bail ear providing member engaging in said channel, and a bail engaging in the ears thus provided and by which the container may be carried eitherbefore or after the removal of the cover.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tearing strip container in. which our invention is embodied, being shown, in the present instance, as of the bucket type;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial vertical section through the upper end and walls thereof Fig. 3 is a similar view after removal of the tearing strip; and

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view showing the jOllllt between the wall parts and the bottom en Upon the drawings, we have shown a container formed of outer and inner wall parts 11 and 12, an upper end, or cover, 13 being secured to the outer wall part 11 and a bottom end 14 being secured in place as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing.

The inner wall part 12 terminates in an upper rounded edge 15, which is disposed beneath the cover 13 and the lower end 16 of said inner part is held between the vertical part 17 of the end 14 and theouter wall part 11, but is not turned into the seam 18 by which said end 14 is secured in place. A tearing strip is set off by parallel score lines 19 and 21 formed in the outer wall part beneath the.

top and a tongue 22 is provided in the 'end of said tearing strip extending 01f from the can body at the side seam 23. Diagonal score lines 24 are provided in the area of the tearing strip to directthe tear back to the main lines in the event that it is deflected inwardly therefrom. The strip may be removed by the 'use of a key engaging the tongue 22, or otherwise, and the severed wall portion and top may then be used as a temporary slip cover fitting upon the inner wall. part 12 in the manner shown in Fig. 3. Since said inner wall art is continuous to the bottom of the container, it will be manifest that no liquid can escape, except over the top thereof and this efi'ectually prevents spilling as the strip is being removed.

' The inner and outer sheets of the-body wall are beaded inwardly, as shown at 25, and, in this manner, not only are said sheets held together, but an outer channel 26 is provided on the surface of the can. This channel may be utilized to receive a wire 27 in which are formed bail ears 28 engaged by a handle 29. Thus the container may be used as a bucket and it will be manifest that the heavy construction provided b the double wall is particularly suited to t is purpose. The inner wall part 12 provides a base upon which the severed end portion may be fitted asa temporary closure and, at the same time, serves to reinforce and strengthen the can structure.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it s will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

We claim:

1. A sheet metal can having a body, a top and bottom double seamed with said body, an

inner body having its lower edge held Within the bottom double seam and having its top extending to a point near the top double seam, and score lines in the outer body setting ofl a tearing strip below the top of the inner body, whereby the can is reinforced, and a slip cover is formed for the inner body when the can is opened by the removal of said strip.

2. A sheet metal can having a body, a top and bottom double seamed with said body, an inner body having its lower edge held within the bottom double seam and having its top extending to a point nearthe top double seam, said outer and inner bodies being formed with interlocking beads extending around them, a wire held in said beads, and a handle for the can attached to said wire.

3. A sheet metal can having a body, a top and bottom double seamed with said body, an inner body havin its lower edge held within the bottom doubfi seam and having its top extending to a point near the top double seam, and score lines in the outer body setting off a tearing strip below the top of the inner body, whereby the can is reinforced, and a slip cover is formed for the inner body when the can is opened by the removal of said strip,

0 said bodies being formed with interlocking beads extending around said bodies, a wire held in said beads, and a handle connected at its ends with said wire.

JOSEPH C. HOLLOWAY.

HENRY A. SCHULZ. 

